Waxoiling - how often?

[iandbeech]

Just had the Chimaera waxoiled (and major service and MOT pass - good work Offords!) and wondered how often this should be carried out.

[olly]

Depends how many miles you do in it in bad weather. The more often it's used in bad weather, the quicker you'll get it washed off. I check the chassis every spring anyway (as does the dealer at every service), but just keep an eye on it & see when it looks like it needs doing... On "normal" cars, the stuff lasts YEARS !

[IPAddis]

I had my chassis waxoiled over a year ago and decided to redo the outriggers recently with Waxoil Underbody stuff. When I cleaned off the outriggers, I noticed that there were still covered in a coat of waxoil underneat a coat of dust and dirt. Underneath the waxoil, the outriggers were almost perfect with only the triangular bracing plates showing signs of rust (and I think they were like that before the first coat of waxoil).

I use my Griff every day in dry, wet, wind and I live next to the sea.

Ian A.